Ohio High School Athletic Association releases updated basketball divisions for winter
A day after shaking up the football divisional and regional assignments for the fall, the Ohio High School Athletic Association on Tuesday announced updated divisions for winter sports, including basketball, Tuesday morning.
Because basketball divisions include a competitive balance calculation, they are reassessed each year. The other winter sports – swimming, bowling, girls gymnastics, ice hockey and wrestling – have their divisions set through the 2023-24 season.
In girls basketball, a total of 120 schools (15.6%) moved across the four divisions. From the Columbus area, Centennial jumped to Division I due to competitive balance. Eastmoor Academy dropped to Division II due to enrollment, while KIPP Columbus and North Union moved up to Division II for the same reason.
Johnstown switched from Division II to Division III due to competitive balance, which was also the case in 2021-22. Tree of Life and East Knox moved up to Division III due to competitive balance. Utica and Columbus School for Girls both landed in Division III due to declines in enrollment.
Now in Division IV, Mount Gilead also moved down as a result of enrollment numbers.
There were 103 schools (13%) that saw changes in boys basketball. Both South and DeSales moved up to Division I due to enrollment. Whitehall-Yearling dropped to Division II as a result of competitive balance, while Johnstown moved up to Division II due to enrollment. Ready climbed to Division II as a result of competitive balance.
Horizon Science and Heath both moved down to Division III as a result of competitive balance and enrollment, respectively. Enrollment numbers also pushed Cardington, Grandview Heights and East Knox into Division III, while Grove City Christian and Tree of Life rose to Division III status due to competitive balance.
In Division IV, Northmor moved down due to competitive balance and Wellington moved down because of enrollment.
Here's the full list of divisional assignments in both girls and boys basketball for this winter.
Columbus girls basketball division assignments for 2022-23
Division I: Gahanna, Reynoldsburg, Hilliard Davidson, Olentangy Orange, Dublin Jerome, Newark, Pickerington Central, Groveport Madison, Olentangy Liberty, Lancaster, Westland, Hilliard Bradley, Upper Arlington, Thomas Worthington, Grove City, Pickerington North, Marysville, Dublin Coffman, Delaware Hayes, Olentangy, New Albany, Hilliard Darby, Olentangy Berlin, Westerville South, Westerville North, Westerville Central, Central Crossing, Worthington Kilbourne, Dublin Scioto, Licking Heights, Franklin Heights, Watkins Memorial, Teays Valley, Whetstone, Canal Winchester, Mount Vernon, Northland, Mifflin, Marion Harding, Big Walnut, Watterson, Independence, DeSales, Walnut Ridge, Centennial
Division II: Hartley, South, Granville, Whitehall-Yearling, Eastmoor Academy, Jonathan Alder, Hamilton Township, Bexley, Beechcroft, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, London, Cristo Rey Columbus, Licking Valley, Fairfield Union, River Valley, Heath, KIPP Columbus, North Union
Division III: Johnstown, Africentric, Utica, Fredericktown, Columbus School for Girls, Amanda-Clearcreek, Columbus Academy, Northridge, Ready, Madison-Plains, Cardington, Fairbanks, Worthington Christian, Tree of Life, Liberty Union, Northmor, Harvest Prep, Grandview Heights, Centerburg, West Jefferson, Elgin, East Knox
Division IV: Newark Catholic, Wellington, Mount Gilead, Grove City Christian, Berne Union, Fairfield Christian, Danville, Ridgedale, Granville Christian, Liberty Christian, Fisher Catholic, Madison Christian, Shekinah Christian, Delaware Christian, Northside Christian
Columbus boys basketball division assignments for 2022-23
Division I: Gahanna, Reynoldsburg, Pickerington Central, Groveport Madison, Hilliard Davidson, Olentangy Orange, Dublin Jerome, Grove City, Westland, Upper Arlington, Dublin Coffman, Olentangy Liberty, Newark, Hilliard Bradley, Westerville Central, Marysville, Lancaster, Delaware Hayes, Thomas Worthington, Olentangy, New Albany, Hilliard Darby, Pickerington North, Olentangy Berlin, Central Crossing, Westerville North, Westerville South, Canal Winchester, Watkins Memorial, Worthington Kilbourne, Dublin Scioto, Whetstone, Teays Valley, Big Walnut, Northland, Mifflin, Franklin Heights, DeSales, St. Charles, Marion Harding, Walnut Ridge, Independence, South
Division II: Whitehall-Yearling, Hamilton Township, Centennial, Linden McKinley, Watterson, Beechcroft, Granville, Bloom-Carroll, London, Bexley, Buckeye Valley, Jonathan Alder, Eastmoor Academy, Licking Valley, Marion-Franklin, Fairfield Union, Northridge, Hartley, Lakewood, River Valley, East, Johnstown, Ready
Division III: Harvest Prep, Horizon Science, KIPP Columbus, Columbus Academy, Utica, Heath, Amanda-Clearcreek, Liberty Union, Africentric, Fredericktown, North Union, Centerburg, Madison-Plains, Worthington Christian, West Jefferson, Fairbanks, Mount Gilead, North International, Cristo Rey Columbus, Cardington, Grandview Heights, East Knox, Elgin, Grove City Christian, Tree of Life
Division IV: Northmor, Berne Union, Newark Catholic, Liberty Christian, Fairfield Christian, Wellington, Madison Christian, Delaware Christian, Granville Christian, Danville, Millersport, Ridgedale, Shekinah Christian, Fisher Catholic, Northside Christian, Patriot Prep
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: OHSAA updates girls, boys basketball division assignments
